Despite the ongoing need for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to identify and assess the online activities of violent extremists prior to their engagement in violence offline, little is empirically known about their online behaviors generally or differences in their posting behaviors compared to non-violent extremists who share similar ideological beliefs particularly. In this study, we drew from a unique sample of violent and non-violent right-wing extremists to compare their posting behaviors within a sub-forum of […]

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Although many law enforcement and intelligence agencies are concerned about online communities known to facilitate violent right-wing extremism, little is empirically known about the presence of extremist ideologies, expressed grievances, or violent mobilization efforts that make up these spaces. In this study, we conducted a content analysis of a sample of postings from two of the most conspicuous right-wing extremist forums known for facilitating violent extremism, Iron March and Fascist Forge. We identified a number […]

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Radicalized communities are actively using the internet to preach their ideas within society. Hence, it is crucial to research the content of such communities to understand their agenda and potentially take actions. The discussion is spread out in different forums on the Internet, but in this study, we used natural language processing technologies for revealing topics discussed in the oldest right-wing forum StormFront. As a result, we found the co-occurrence of discussed topics and real-world […]

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